I honestly think most of the issues with panamensis come from conspecifics. That’s why I mentioned using a larger tank than you’d think was necessary. Once they are of breeding age they really seem to stress each other out.
Panamius Panamensis
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Thanks Ryan, would a 6’ tank be large enough do you think? Also, I’m hoping by keeping them in a reasonable sized group the aggression will be spread out between them. I do have the option of slimming the group down as they mature though.
Another question and I’m surmising here as I don’t know what your parameters were but you mention keeping your panamensis with South American cichlids. If you were keeping those tanks at a lower pH as SA’s prefer, say anything below 7, could that have contributed to the problems you had? As Duanes mentioned they are found in the wild at particularly high pH levels. That combined with the increase in conspecific aggression as they matured could be the source.
I keep them in Florida tap water, pH 7.8. I doubt it was water related. Given that my group was fine until they started to hit maturity, I’m thinking the increased aggression as they showed pre-spawning behavior probably had more to do with it.
